heparin in obese setting

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Wed, 08/26/2020 - 18:31
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Jeanne Brady PharmD
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heparin in obese setting

obesity dosing with heparin infusion has required creative strategies such as hanging two 50 unit/ml premixed bags with total rate above 4000unit/hr (hard max in alaris). does anyone have experience with challenging high doses to reach therapeutic goal? do you alter the guardrails to allow nursing to turn up rate from one bag? or use two bags? thanks in advance
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